Cricket world mourns as Woolmer dies

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Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach and Times columnist, has died after being found unconscious in his hotel room in the West Indies.

The 58-year-old former England Test batsman was discovered in his room at the Pegasus Hotel in Sabina Park this morning, and was immediately taken to the emergency department of a nearby hospital, but he did not recover. It is thought he died of a heart attack, though this has yet to be confirmed.

The team’s media manager Pervez Mir revealed that Woolmer suffered from a medical condition but said it was too early to say whether it played